Words: Em Tobin Photography: Maddy Strydom (@strydomphotos) double date by Maddy Strydom (@strydomphotos) For Meanjin-raised hometown heroes double date, experimentation with the bounds of musicality is in tension with the intimacy of lyricism. Standing amongst the crowd at Season Three in late May, this intrinsic quality is apparent in their live performance. Double date dance across lines of passion and vulnerability, utilising the power of their sonicality to move with the

Pointe is anything but weak, in fact, they’re proof that vulnerability and strength have never been opposites.

Alongside James Eyre Walker, Nick Smethurst founded Season Three, a pillar of culture and community within Meanjin which has blossomed from a struggling music shop into one of the city’s most important refuges of expression.